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The license is narrowly scoped by purpose, transferability, and duration, meaning the customer cannot share, sublicense, or use the API Documentation beyond integration purposes.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is the first item in what appears to be an enumerated list of rights granted. The canonical claim covers only the quoted right. Additional rights conferred by the same clause may exist but are not quoted.
You may use the API Documentation only internally, only to enable and maintain integration, and only for the duration of the Agreement; you may not transfer or sublicense this right.
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The license is narrowly scoped by purpose, transferability, and duration, meaning the customer cannot share, sublicense, or use the API Documentation beyond integration purposes.
You may use the API Documentation only internally, only to enable and maintain integration, and only for the duration of the Agreement; you may not transfer or sublicense this right.
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